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WellPower (formerly Mental Health Center of Denver)

WellPower's Child & Family Services is the leading area resource for comprehensive treatment children ages 0-18 years old, including those with serious emotional disturbances (SED). WellPower offers a full range of community-based mental health services and provides effective, flexible and individualized treatment solutions that support the needs of growing children and their families.  
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Topic Areas:

Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

Keywords:

challenging behavior | counseling | mental health | therapy

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

An extensive collection of research on issues facing young children and families, including topics like developmental disabilities, diversity, early care and education, physical and social health, professional development, and public policy and evaluation.  
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Topic Areas:

Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Data / Research / Policy | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

Keywords:

advocacy | child care | developmental disabilities | diversity | policy | professional development

Child Find

Every school district or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) have professionals who are trained to evaluate children in a variety of areas, including cognitive functioning, physical functioning, hearing and vision, speech and language and social and emotional development. This service is referred to as Child Find. Evaluations are conducted by the Child Find team at no cost to parents.  
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Topic Areas:

Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

Keywords:

child development | developmental delays | developmental disabilities | early intervention | health | screening | special education | special needs

Denver Human Services

Denver Human Services provides both assistance services and protection and prevention services to Denver's most vulnerable residents. Assistance programs are provided to eligible Denver residents in financial need and include federal food, cash and medical benefits, as well as child care, child support, energy, rental and burial assistance, all designed to help families and individuals toward financial self-sufficiency.  
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Topic Areas:

Finding Child Care and Preschool | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

Keywords:

Denver | strengthening families

Denver Indian Family Resource Center

Denver Indian Family Resource Center was created to assist American Indian children and families in the metropolitan Denver area with child welfare issues. Our goal is to assist families to avoid involvement with the child welfare system. Where families have already encountered child abuse or neglect charges, we advocate for active efforts toward family reunification following the standards of the Indian Child Welfare Act. We provide culturally appropriate services and intensive case management using a strengths-based and empowerment-oriented approach.  
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Topic Areas:

Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

Keywords:

advocacy | Denver | parent education classes | strengthening families